We dont Need anybody to tell us that We are not them It's a battle between we and they Us and them We have been searching for our identities When we just needed to accept what it's meant to be Or at least that's what they told us Not from the they group But from the group that is us What is US Trying to reach the center of the earth but we are not even half way through the crust So many differences between people The grasps of our achievements seem to be too feeble There are more important things in life then the differences of our connections, circling back to all things spiritual We all believe in different miracles Why fight against this difference Rather than believing in it all A belief that humanity must attend to a greater incline We are the greatest planet, yet our planets progress is on a decline We can't all be in the "in" group Some of us must be out Not all at once can all the balls fit in the hoop We must work together and discard all doubts Because doubts are what keep us behind the finish line Doubts that all are equal, keep us behind, from reaching the title known as humankind What's embarrassing is that some are ashamed to say humankind Rather to go with the word that is known as mankind Some equalities we still struggle with today Being a women, a Muslim, or identifying as gay I wanna live in a world Where if a black man sees a cop He won't have to be afraid of being frisked or stopped If you are white don't judge me If you are black don't put your hands in your pocket or I'll think your going to shoot me If you are Muslim don't zip down that vest because I'll think there is an explosive Everyone has their different definition of had a live So if your white stay welcoming If you are black put your hood down If you are Muslim don't wear something with Arabic Or I'll think your a terrorist I am not judgmental I am not a terrorist I am not a thief I have my own So you can keep your belief When they're telling us how to act, how to live, how to pursue I'm telling you I have trouble living in this world too It's a struggle to step outside and go to the grocery store Planes aren't able to go through the sky and sore But Are thought of hitting buildings and making us sore I don't know how to live anymore I don't want to be Middle Eastern, African, Asian, Caucasian.. All I ever wanted to be in this world American Why feel the need to label myself We always keep our identities up on the shelf Always out of reach Because that is what we are afraid to be In order for a flower to stand tall it needs a stem All humans are both we and they Us and them

This peice wasn't meant to be this way. But I needed to hit those spots that people are too uncomfortable to hit. I bring up issuse people don't want to hear. But the truth is, we as ONE race need to hear them.

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